Car-fender.



T. J. KILLEEN.

GAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31, 1911.

Patented May 21, 1912.

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T. J. KILLEEN.

GAE FENDER.

APPLICATION rug AUG; 31, 1911. 1,026,678, Patented May 21, 1912.

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THOMAS JOSEPH KILLEEN, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

CAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1912.

Application filed August 31, 1911. Serial No. 647,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS JrlilLLEEN, a citizen ofthe United States,and a resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State ofOregon, have invented a new and Improved Oar-Fender, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact descri tion.

y invention relates to car fenders and it has for its object to provideone which may be adjusted for travelin close to theground without anydanger 0 tripping, the fender being constructed with a pivoted contactfender and a pivoted drop fender supported by the contact fender, withmeans for forcing the drop fender downward and forward when the contactfender is moved rearwardly.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingcomplete specification, in which the preferred form of the invention isdisclose In the drawings similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showlng thefender after it has been dropped; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of thedevice closed, and removed from the car; Fig. 4 is a front elevation ofthe invention; Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view showing how the arm andthe drop fender are mounted; and Fig. 6 1s a sectional view on the line66 of Fig. 4.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that brackets 5 are securedto the front of the car, these brackets. 5 having guideways 6, in whichthe guide members 7 are adapted to travel, the guide members 7 beingheld in position in the guideways 6 by means of pins 8 which projectthrough openings in the brackets 5 at the sides of the guideways 6, andalso through the guide member 7. Arms 9 are secured to and project fromthe guide members 7, these arms 9 having open bearings 10, in which aredisposed the studs 11 mounted on the levers 12, cotter pins 13 beingprovided to prevent the studs 11 from moving out of place laterally inthe open bearings 10. Above the bearings 10 a contact fender member 14is pivoted to the levers 12. The lower terminals 15 of the levers 12arebent forwardly, and to them is pivoted the drop fender member 16.Links 17 are articulated to the studs 11, and springs 18 are providedfor connecting these links 17 with the bolts 19 at the rear of the dropfender member 16, beyond the lower terminals 15 of the levers 12. Springclamp members 20 are provided, these clamp members 20 being secured tothe inner sides of the arms 9, and being adapted to engage the levers12, when they are raised perpendicularly to the ground.

As will best be seen by referring to Fig. 6 of the drawings, a book 21is provided, which is secured to the fender member 14, this hook 21projecting rearwardly, and having its free terminal 22 bent forwardly sothat it may engage, from the rear, the eye 23 on the fender member 16.There are guideways 24 on the fender member 16, in which a pin 25 isadapted to travel, this pin being, held yieldingly forward by a spring26, which abuts against one of the guide members 24. The pin 25 isprovided for engaging the hook 21, and holding it yieldingly inengagement with the eye 23.

It will be seen that as the drop fender member 16 is disposed below thehorizontal plane at the bottom of the cont-act fender member 14, as wellas at the rear of the bottom of the said contact fender member 14, inall cases when a grade is ascended, the drop fender member 16 will comein contact with the ground before the fender member 14, and as thecontact of the fender member 16 with the ground will not trip thefender, there is no annoyance caused by the tripping of the fender whenascending steep grades.

While it is impossible to trip the fender by the contact of the dropfender member 16 with the ground, the fender member will be trippedimmediately on the contact of the fender member 14 with any obstacle,for the obstacle will push the fender member 14 rearwardly, which willfree the hook 21 from the eye 23, permitting the fender member 16 todrop to the ground, while the contact fender member 14 continuesrearwardly until it assumes the position shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, the rearward movement of the contact fender member 14 beingchecked by the cross bar 27, which is disposed between and is secured tothe levers 12. As the fender member 14 moves rearwardly it pushesrearwardly the upper arm of the lever 12, thereby moving the lower arm15 of the lever 12 forwardly, which carries with it the drop fender 16.It will therefore be seen that my fender may be carried very much closerto the car than is the case with other similar fenders now in use, fornot only is the fender 16 dropped under the influence of the spring 18,when it is freed by the hook 21, but it is moved forwardly by the lever12. The fender 16 will be moved forwardly until the upper arms of thelever 12 engage and are secured by the spring clamps 20.

When it is desired to set the members of the fender again in operativeposition, after the fender has been tripped, it is only necessary tofree the levers 12 from the spring clamps 20, when the contact fender 14may be drawn forwardly to a position where the hook 21 may again bedisposed in the eye.

22. Should the motorman desire to remove the fender from the car, afterit has been tripped, the drop fender 16 may be raised,

as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, and be secured to the contact fenderlet, by a chain or cord 28. hen this has been done, by

'freeing the levers 12 from the spring clamps pressed rearwardly, andmeans for normally supporting the front end of the secondmentionedfender member by the first-mentioned fender member.

2. In a car fender levers, a fender anember mounted on the levers at oneside of their fulcrums and disposed vertically, a second fender memberhaving an eye and pivoted to the levers at the other side of;

their fulcrums, so that one fender member will be moved forwardly whenthe other fender member is pressed rearwardly, a hook on thefirst-mentioned fender member normally disposed in the eye, andresilient means for holding the hook in the eye.

3. In a car fender levers, a fender member mounted 011 the levers at oneside of their fulcrums and disposed vertically, another fender memberpivoted to the levers at the other side of their fulcrums, so that onefender member will be moved forwardly when the other fender member ispressed rearwardly, means for normally supporting the front end of thesecond-mentioned fender member by the first-mentioned fender member, andresilient means for holding the front of the second-mentioned fendermember downwardly.

1. In a car fender, brackets having bearings, levers fulcrumed in thebearings, a

fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontal plane of thebearings, a second fender member pivoted to the levers,

below the horizontal plane of the bearings,

and detachable means for supporting the front of the second-mentionedfender member by the first-mentioned fender member.

In a car fender, brackets having bearings, levers fulcrumed in thebearings, a fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontalplane of the bearings, a second fender member pivoted to the levers,below the horizontal plane of the bearings, detachable means forsupporting the front of the second-mentioned fender member by thefirst-mentioned. fender member, and resilient means for holding the rear;of the second-mentioned fender member beyond its pivoted point,yieldingly upward.

6. In a car fender, brackets having bearings, levers fulcrumed in thebearings, a fender member pivoted to the levers above the horizontalplane of the bearings, a second fender member pivoted to the levers,

- below the horizontal plane of the bearings,

detachable means. for supporting the front of the second-mentionedfender member by the first-mentioned fender member, andspring clamps forengaging and holding the levers when they are moved :rea'rwa-rdly.

7. In a car fender brackets having open bearings, levers having studsnormally journaled in the bearings, .a fender member pivoted to thelevers above the horizontal plane of the bearings, .a second fender.member pivoted to the levers below the "horizontal plane of thebearings, detachable means for supporting the front of thesecond-mentioned fender member by the firstmentioned fender member,resilient means for holding the front of the second-mentioned fendermember yieldingly downward, a rod connecting the levers for limiting therearward movement of the firstmentioned fender member, and spring clampsfor engaging the levers when they are moved rearwardly.

8. In a car fender.brackets having open bearings, levers having studsnormally ion-r naled in the bearings, a fender member pivoted to thelevers above the horizontal plane of the bearings, a second fendermember having an eye and pivoted to the lever below the horizontal planeof the bearings, a hook on the first-mentioned fender member, the freeterminal of which projects forwardly and normally engages the eye, a rodconnecting the levers for limiting the rearward movement of the firstment-ion'ed fender member, and spring clamps for holding the levers whenthey are moved rear wardly.

9. In a car fender levers, a vertical fender member mounted on thelevers above the horizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, asecond fender member having an eye pivoted to the levers below thehorizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, a hook secured tothe first-mentioned fender member and projecting rearwardly, With itsfree terminal bent forward for engaging the eye, and holding the frontof the second-mentioned fender member up behind the bottom of thefirst-mentioned fender member.

10. In a car fender levers, a vertical fender member mounted on thelevers above the horizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, asecond fender member having an eye pivoted to the levers below thehorizontal plane of the fulcrum points of the levers, a hook secured tothe first-mentioned fender member and projecting rear- Wardly, with itsfree terminal bent for Ward for engaging the eye, and holding the frontof the second-mentioned fender member up behind the bottom of thefirst-mentioned fender member, and resilient means for holding the rearof the second-mentioned fender member beyond its pivoted pointyieldingly upward.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS JOSEPH KILLEEN.

Witnesses:

G. E. WATKINS, F. E. WATKINS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

